PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tomoyasu Matsunaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis has chosen Stand up and Fight as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Matsunaga
vs
Louis

165 cm
26
163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

182 cm
21
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tomoyasu Matsunaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Louis!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Louis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Matsunaga misses with a low kick.
Matsunaga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matsunaga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Louis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Danga de danga de dang - Louis scores with a four punch combination!
Louis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Louis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Louis lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsunaga tries to clinch there but Louis circles away.
Louis lands a slapping body shot.
Louis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matsunaga throws a body punch but Louis moves out of range.
Louis connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matsunaga throws a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Louis there.
Matsunaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louis moves away.
Matsunaga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Louis counters with a big head kick but Matsunaga shrugs it off.
Louis connects with a leg kick. Matsunaga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Louis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Louis closes the distance and clinches.
Louis lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Louis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A good leg kick by Louis.
Matsunaga takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matsunaga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Louis moves into the clinch.
Matsunaga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Louis lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Louis.
Louis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Matsunaga is looking to break free of the clinch but Louis has double underhooks.
Matsunaga is trying to force a seperation but Louis has the dominant position.
Louis scores with a shot to the side of Matsunaga's head.
Matsunaga could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Louis lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Louis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matsunaga misses with a body punch.
Louis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matsunaga is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Louis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Louis.
Louis lands with a left to the head.
Louis lands a body shot.
Louis lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Louis lands a hook that snaps the head of Matsunaga backwards.
Louis lands a right hand.
Louis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Louis lands a hook that snaps the head of Matsunaga backwards.

Matsunaga is rocked!
Louis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oh Matsunaga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Louis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louis lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Matsunaga to his knees! Louis keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Louis!
After winning the bout, Martin Louis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.